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German seed bread
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German Seed Bread

Dense Seed Bread
Servings: 12
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: german

Ingredients
  

  • cups flour
  • cups steel-cut oats
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1 cup whole flax seeds
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds
  • ¼ cup sesame seeds
  • 3 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp dry active yeast
  • 2 Tbsp sugar or honey
  • 3 cups lukewarm water
  • 2 cups milk of choice or just water
  • spray or butter for pan prepping
  • sprinkle of extra seeds rolled oats

Equipment

  • large bowl
  • 2 load pans
  • rubber spatuala
  • measuring cups
  • thermometer

Method
 

  1. Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let it get foamy (5–10 min).
    2 tsp dry active yeast, 2 Tbsp sugar or honey, 3 cups lukewarm water
  2. Mix dry ingredients in a big bowl.
    4½ cups flour, 1¾ cups steel-cut oats, ½ cup rolled oats, ½ cup pumpkin seeds, 1 cup whole flax seeds, 1 cup sunflower seeds, ¼ cup sesame seeds, 3 tsp salt
  3. Add yeast mixture + milk.
    2 cups milk of choice
  4. Cover and let rise overnight (at least 8 hours but i go up to 24 hours).
  5. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  6. Scoop dough into a buttered or sprayed 13x4x4 pan. Sprinkle with seeds or oats.
    spray or butter for pan prepping, sprinkle of extra seeds rolled oats
  7. Bake 100–120 minutes (until center reaches 210°F). Let cool completely before slicing.
  8. I slice, freeze, and savor it for months.